Evil in contemporary French and francophone literature / edited by Scott M. Powers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Powers, Scott M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French literature--20th century--History and criticism.

French literature.

French literature--21st century--History and criticism.

Good and evil in literature.

Ethics in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Evil remains a primary source of inquiry in contemporary literature of French expression, even among its most secular writers. In considering French-speaking authors from France, Belgium, the United States, the Maghreb, and Sub-Saharan Africa, this collection delineates a rich international perspective on some of the most disturbing events of our time. Each essay testifies to the urgency expressed in works of fiction to give an account of human catastrophes, from the Shoah and the Rwandan gen...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND/AS EVIL; THE MONSTER WITHIN; WRITING WHAT CANNOT BE SAID; THE PO/ETHICS OF THE CHILD TESTIMONY; BEIGBEDERS EVIL PERSONAE IN WINDOWS ON THE WORLD; IS KINDLY JUST KINKY?IRONY AND EVIL IN JONATHAN LITTELL'S THE KINDLY ONES; JONATHAN LITTELL'S THE KINDLY ONES; REFERENCES; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-211) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-14188-4

1-4438-2616-2

9786613141880

OCLC:

823720720